Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-12
IN CENTRAL LABOR HALL.

The Russian-Americans Hold a Meet
 Ing Which is Largely Attended-LeO
 Hartman Speaks i'm English and Ger
 man Representative Hunie and
 Judge Sheldon also Make Addresses.
 The preparations which the Russian-Amer- ican National league in this city had made for a public meeting were fully carried out yesterday afternoon in Central Labor hall in the Lamar block on Grown street. It had been expected that Leo Hartman would speak here week ago, but he did not arrive in town, and he promised to come up from New York and address the Russian-Ameri- cans yesterday. The hall was we'll filled. On the stage were Issdore Stein, who acted as chairman, and MT. Hartman and Representa- tive w. F. Hunie. There were present quite a number of ladies. There were many who were obliged to stand in the rear of the room, as the seats were all occupied.
 Mir, Stein introduced MT. Hunie to the as- semblage The latter made few remarks, urging upon the observation-disclosures the ne- cessity of becoming American citizens at once. He was vigorously applauded.
 At the conclusion of MT. Hunie's remarks MT. Hartman, the we'll known Nihilist, was presented. He spoke in English, but did not say much, preferring to save what he had to say so as to speak it in Russian. He said he hoped his hearers would be patient and listen He had no doubt but that the Russian Americans were thoroughly awak- ened to the great danger which surrounds them. He referred to the extradition treaty recently negotiated between Secretary of afe aI made, ndss'A if it shouid Sa be F0Td psssed by the next Congress, that all political criminals of the Russian type who are in this country shall be extradited to Russia. Mr. Hartman said he had no doubt that this movement would grow if the first movements were successful. He said that in this country in every place he had appeared the people had come to hear him especially to behold before them the bloodthirsty ni- hilist. After vigorously telling the specta- tors that it was not the object of the Russian Americans or the purpose of their meetings to conspire together against the government of the United States, but to secure only those liberties which were deemed to them as fair and right, he closed rather abruptly.
 MT. Hartman is medium sized. He has 8 full beard and withal is very pleasant lock- ing, and in nowise does he have feroclous appearance, as would be the natural tenden- cy to believe.
 Mr. Stein then introduced Judge Sheldon, who bowed and came forward to face the audience, as he had been occupying seat in the front of the hall among the spectators. He said he hardly felt himself able to discuss this new treaty between America and Russia as he was not very familiar with it. He thought the American treaties of extradltlon are what we should sustain, on general prin- ciples. It is a scandal when we find a crinni- nal who has robbed bank and has gone to Canada and there is no way of extraditing him. It would be scandalous if the villain who fired at President Lincoln should have gone to any other country on the face of the ri and fho hpra hQ6 to extradite him back.
 It was the poet Milton who said it was a duty people had in the power and right to take wicked king and bring him to trial and if found guilty to put him to death. It was carried out in the case of Charles the First of England, by people who afterward made their home with us, and no extradition was there to have them torn from the em- brace of those here so that they could be taken to England to suffer. It is not for me to say that it's application to Russia may be just. In all the matters as tc at hand am not familiar And I can only enumerate what the Declaration of Independence says in that re gard. If it is true that there is no other way of escape than bloodshed, as was the case l in the French revolution, then be it so. Il was one of the very best of things that could have happened for France. There is little
 
 of the same kind to occur in Russia and work the same result as in France. In this country | we should be loyal to the constitution. Here | there is no excuse for any violence. I an | greatly pleased with what my friend MT Hunie says for you to all become American | citizens. By doing so you will be better able to discharge your duty to your native
 land, this country, and to your children. know it is not possible to be always quie
 and serene when your fellow people have | been immured in the mines of Siberia.
 bid you all Godspeed and that the time may a last come when we will ffbrothers be an al
 that" as Burns says. feel that the timt
 will come when all the large countries vii
 be bound by treaty which means peace. Judge Sheldon's remarks were we'll render l ed and were received enthusiastically. | After he had concluded MT. Hartman
 again took the stand and addressed thu | spectators in Russian. At times he was in
 terrupted by vigorous applause.